Hydro Megaprojects and LNG Terminals Strain Canadian Resource Corridors
August 29, 2026
Multi-billion-dollar clean power deals in Labrador and Quebec, alongside massive proposed LNG terminals on the St. Lawrence and Arctic shipping corridors, are accelerating a national resource rush. At the same time, municipal housing crunches, Indigenous land checkpoints, and climate-vulnerable rail links reveal the deep friction between federal export ambitions and local sovereignty.
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Newfoundland-Quebec clean power deal charges up critical mineral rush in the Labrador Trough
A $70 billion agreement to expand Newfoundland and Labrador’s hydro and wind power fleet and build the transmission lines to send it to the grid also aims to boost the economics of electrified mining and cleantech material exports such as graphite and high-purity iron.
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As Canada bets on Churchill to diversify trade away from US, climate disasters sideline its railway link
Less Arctic sea ice could mean more ship traffic at the Port of Churchill. But climate-related disruptions are making the railway that serves the port vulnerable to disruptions.
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Marinvest Energy wants First Nations to lead development of its $30-billion LNG project
The Carney government and the company discussed potential funding for a project involving Indigenous communities.
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Port Hope's radioactive past fuels a pushback against proposed nuclear reactor
When the Ontario government announced plans earlier this year to build what could become one of the world's largest nuclear power plants in a picturesque community of roughly 18,000 people, the news came wrapped in a series of celebratory speeches.
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Beyond yes or no: Why Indigenous consent to resource projects is so complex
The issue of whether Indigenous communities support or oppose energy or infrastructure projects is increasingly making headlines, both in Canada and elsewhere. A case study from the Philippines exemplifies the complex realities on the ground, well beyond a binary yes-or-no divide. Canada, like many…
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Marinvest LNG project includes plan for floating plants on St. Lawrence
The proponents hope to secure public funding for their $30-billion gas complex.
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Churchill Falls agreement shows the scale of ambition needed to electrify Canada’s economy
Churchill Falls is a major breakthrough for Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador and a promising beginning to a new era of clean electricity in Canada.
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The investor workaround for Labrador’s wind megaproject
A proposed 2,000-MW wind project was among the big numbers in this week's Quebec-Newfoundland and Labrador power deal. But with several major Quebec developers now private, investors have few direct ways in. Here are three companies to consider.
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Labrador town demands help before it will back N.L.-Quebec energy pact
The town council of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, a hub community of about 8,000 people near the mouth of the Churchill River in central Labrador, said in a statement that it needs assistance before it can absorb a large number of workers arriving to build the large construction projects included in the p…
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Indigenous checkpoint has been blocking traffic in Haute-Mauricie for a year
The Echaquan family is asserting its right to a say in decisions affecting its ancestral territory.